The pundits didn’t wait for the Monterey Car Week auctions to end before weighing in with banshee-like wails of market distress. “Saturday night auctions fail to meet 2015 levels” The Los Angeles Times headlined before the Gooding auction on Sunday. Bloomberg weighed in on Monday, “Monterey Auctions Continue to Slide […]
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Russo and Steele Monterey Preview now Online
Russo and Steele now has a selection of their Monterey star cars, including a 1963 Chevrolet Corvette Split-Window Fuelie, online at www.russoandsteele.com. Russo and Steele’s Monterey Auction is scheduled for August 18-20 at Fisherman’s Wharf in downtown Monterey. Read more.
2016 Rolex Monterey Motorsports Reunion to celebrate BMW’s 100th anniversary
A record number of BMWs are set to take part in the historic races at the Rolex Monterey Motorsports Reunion from August 18-21 at Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca. Out of a 550-car grid made up of vehicles from Bugatti, Morgan, Alfa Romeo and Ferrari, 64 cars will be of BMW […]
Jim’s Blog: The Next Big Thing?
The Monterey auctions are done, with $395m in total sales this year. And out of all of the high-end events and multi-million dollar cars that sold, one of the trends I noticed was increased interest in later-model supercars, such as the Ferrari Testarossa, Lamborghini Countach and Porsche 930. I’ve […]
Jim’s Blog: On to California!
Monterey Car Week is here — one of the biggest events on the American auction calendar. Today through Sunday night, over 1,200 high-end classic cars will cross the auction blocks of seven different auction houses, all set up in different spots on the Monterey peninsula. But the big news isn’t […]
Jim’s Blog: Planning Ahead in Reno, and on to Monterey!
Hot August Nights is a busy event — every day, from dawn until well after dark, there are car events happening all over the Reno-Sparks area. You have to plan out your day carefully to be sure you get to everything you want to see. But even the most well-thought-out […]